In 1946 the Georgetown Housing Corporation purchased several large parcels to comprise their development including a 9.7-acre farm seen in the center of the frame. The house situated on the farm, also seen in the center of the frame, was built c. 1917 by Lemuel Parmley a Seaboard Air Line conductor.

Rather than raze the farmhouse, Georgetown developers decided to simply build around it. The result was a large, Craftsman-style farmhouse surrounded by modest two and three-bedroom homes. Now 1707 Patton Road, the house sits on nearly an acre of land, one of the largest residential lots in the area–but a far cry from its once expansive 9.7 acres.

Below are two maps of the Georgetown neighborhood!

Georgetown, circa 1911 – North Blount (later Carson) St., Whitaker Mill Rd., Georgetown Rd., Pershing Rd., shows County Home, Wake Forest Rd., and rail 

 

Georgetown, circa 1911 – North Blount (later Carson) St., Whitaker Mill Rd., Georgetown Rd., Pershing Rd., shows County Home, Wake Forest Rd., and rail 

 

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From the Albert Barden Collection, State Archives of NC.

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